BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON. CHAIRPERSON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICL-CHA)R~RSON BERNADINE N. OLNNING. SECRETARY JOHN L . COTE LEO A. FARHAT PAiRlCll J. &EATING CHARLES C . VINCENT. M. 0 .
STATE OF MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF UEmmAND
F i l e Nos.:
171-83;
19-84
JOHN F. X . OWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226 TELEPHONE: (313) 963 -5553
LEO C. GILBOOL, P27184, 1812 Middlebel t , Garden C i ty , M I 48135 by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board a f f i r m i n g a hearing panel order .
(1 ) Reprimand ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e June 5 , 1984 The hear ing panel found: t h a t Respondent had been r e t a i n e d t o f i l e a c i v i l s u i t and took no a c t i o n on behal f of h i e c l i e n t ; t h a t Respondent c o n t i n u a l l y informed h i s c l i e n t t h a t t he s u i t had been f i l e d , and f u r t h e r misrepresented t h a t the de l ays i n the s u i t were caused by d e p o s i t i o n s , i n t e r r o g a t o r i e s and o t h e r f o r m a l i t i e s ; t h a t Res d ; ondent f a i l e d t o f i l e a n answer t o the o r i g i n a l formal complaint . The panel c i t e d v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 953 (1-4) (7) and Canons 1, 6, and 7 of the Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l Respons ib i l i t y , t o w i t : DR1-102(A)(4-6); DR6-101 (A)( 1-3); DR~-101(A)(l-3). The Board, i n an o rde r a f f i rming t h e d i s c i p l i n e Imposed by the panel , noted s u b s t a n t i a l m i t i g a t i n g f a c t o r s .